PIVOTAL
Trinh Tong serves as a Program Coordinator at PIVOTAL since August 2020, providing administrative support, coordinating events for scholars, and maintaining communication across departments. Previously, Trinh worked as a Post-Secondary Coach, focusing on supporting college-aged foster youth through individualized guidance and workshops, and as an Emerging Scholars Social Work Intern Coach, where educational needs were assessed for high school students. Trinh has also gained experience in various roles including Social Work Intern at Hope Services, Legal Assistant at Carash Law, and Learning Spaces Coordinator at Stanford University. Trinh holds a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from San Jose State University and an Associate Degree in Communication Studies from San Jose City College.
PIVOTAL
PIVOTAL, formerly called Silicon Valley Children's Fund and TeenForce is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to improving educational and life outcomes for foster youth. PIVOTAL has provided over $3M in scholarship dollars to foster youth in Silicon Valley. Our persistent coaching model provides high school and college foster youth continuous mentor support, education planning, tutoring, career exploration and an unconditional commitment to help them define and achieve their life dreams! PIVOTAL scholars are 10x more likely to graduate from college, compared to only 3% of foster youth nationally. PIVOTAL helps foster youth acquire the skills, habits and work experience to fulfill their potential. Our staffing agency model makes it convenient and cost-effective for employers to hire teens and generates revenue to support our activities. Visit teenforce.org to learn more about our staffing model. For more information about our organization please email us: info@pivotalnow.org